Right to Work States Lead ‘Biden Economic Recovery’

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In President Biden’s recent State of the Union Address, he noted economic growth in many states. But, he didn’t mention that it’s the right-to-work states that are driving the economic growth. They far outpace the growth seen non-right-to-work or forced-unionism states.

Recently updated data from the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor show that from 2010 to 2020, “right-to-work†states outpaced forced-unionism states in job growth by nearly 2 to 1 — and they are now poised to get back much sooner to their pre-pandemic job numbers than forced-unionism states. The current trend shows right-to-work states will surge even further ahead over the next decade.

… from 2010 to 2020, the 22 states that had right-to-work laws banning forced union dues and fees as a job condition on the books for the entire decade saw an 18% increase in their aggregate private-sector employment. Meanwhile, private-sector employment in the 23 states that have forced unionism grew by barely more than half as much.

The six top-ranking states over the decade, enjoying employment gains of between 20.8% and 31.3%, are all right-to-work…

[Everyone] in every state should enjoy the freedom and opportunity of right-to-work protections.
Fortunately, because federal labor law is the source of private-sector forced union dues and fees, Congress has the authority and the responsibility to fix the problem. To ensure post-COVID-19 recovery for employees, Congress should pass the National Right to Work Act.

MARK MIX, NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK PRESIDENT OP-ED IN THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Read more of National Right to Work President Mark Mix’s op-ed in the Washington Examiner.


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